Prescriptions filled at comparable stores decreased by 2.9 percent in November
and by a day-fall adjusted (DFA) 2.6 percent. This year's November had one
additional Thursday and Friday and one fewer Tuesday and Wednesday compared
with November 2011, negatively impacting prescriptions filled in comparable
stores by 0.3 percentage point. DFA prescriptions filled at comparable stores
were positively impacted by 0.2 percentage point due to the higher incidence
of flu in this year's November.

Click here for a graph showing the trend of comparable prescriptions filled
adjusted for day fall and flu impacts.